Pedal to the Metal by Eden Connor

Author:Eden Connor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bad Apple Press
Published: 2016-01-14T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Caine hadn’t been gone two minutes before someone tapped on the door. Caroline pushed the panel open at my call to enter.

“Jonny told me about Jesse hornin’ in.” She moved past the bed. “Ow!” Leaning down, she scooped something off the floor. “Is this yours?” She held out an iPhone.

I pointed to the spot where I’d discarded mine on the rumpled spread. “No, it must be Caine’s.”

She tossed his phone close to mine, adding an iPad and charger. “Listen, there’s something you should know.” Perching on the edge of the bed, she lifted troubled eyes to mine. “Dale called me over to the garage last Tuesday. He needed a witness. Shelby, he gave you his power of attorney. Tomorrow, after the adoption, he planned to make you an offer. One year as Hannah-Built’s Chief Operating Officer. If you don’t love the job, he said he’d buy the Audi from you so you’d have the money to do whatever you wanted.”

“You mean the paper giving me the right to make his medical decisions while he’s unable? I thought Doris handled that paperwork.”

“No. I was there when the lawyer explained. General power of attorney means you can sign his name to checks, sell his house, buy an island in his name.” She tucked her hair behind one ear.

My knees turned to jelly. I sank onto the bed at her side. It was all I could do to whisper. “Really?”

Tears spilled down her cheeks. “I don’t know what’ll happen when Mama finds out I’m working for Dale, much less that I’m taking little Shelby and traveling with Jonny next season. I can do everything I’m doin’ for Dale in the cloud.” She straightened her shoulders. “But she’ll have to get over it. When Jonny looks at me and says ‘I want you with me right now’, that’s where I gotta be.”

I’d never seen hope in Caroline’s eyes, but the flame I saw there now burned right through me. With a trembling hand, I swiped a tear from her cheek. My heart felt too big for my chest.

“Jonny said that, huh? Tough day to be a mother, I guess. I just told mine I was with Caine. In front of the entire Ridenhour crew. So, looks like we’ll be together. That’s why I have to get rid of Kolby.” As I said the words, my resolve hardened.

She grabbed my hand and pressed a kiss to my palm. “I knew you wouldn’t let Jesse push you around. He’s a bully.”

This world was full of those, seemed like.

I could tell from her tone, she knew if Jesse and Dale went into a partnership, Jonny was out. We’d still need someone with deep pockets, in addition to some big-time sponsors. Ten million dollars didn’t grow on trees.

My ribs felt like delicate glass. If I breathed too hard, they’d shatter. Everyone’s future depended on me to make to make the right decisions. If I went after Barnes, we could all lose, Jonny and Caroline included. If I didn’t, if I just did what Jesse wanted.

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